chatterie

French

Etymology

From chat + -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.tʁi/

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Noun

chatterie f (plural chatteries)

1. titbit, morsel
2. (in the plural, archaic) playful caresses
3. cattery (place where cats board when their owners are on holiday)

Further reading

• “chatterie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.